​Public Stamp Auction #35

1906 1d Cowan, p11, 1 vert pair on OAS cover to Reefton, NZ, ex volunteer during the mid-1906 Bambatha Rebellion, in South Africa, bearing 11 July 1906 Stanger, Natal cds, oval T/ 10c taxe mark in black, TO PAY / 2d / DOUBLE DEFICIENCY POSTAGE h/s in black & 15 August 1906 Reefton cds. The Zulu uprising against paying taxes to the British, lasted for about six weeks before being suppressed. Mail from those involved with subduing the rebellion could be sent free of charge within Natal, but because the rebellion was deemed by postal authorities to be a local matter, OAS mail sent outside Natal was deemed to be short paid & therefore taxed accordingly. This cover was charged at the international postcard rate of 1d (equivalent to 10 gold centimes - hence the taxe mark) & was thus charged 2d upon delivery in Reefton. Vendor states that this postcard is the only reported taxed postcard from the Bambatha Rebellion.